{"id":8611,"date":"2024-12-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=8611"},"modified":"2024-11-29T14:25:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T19:25:59","slug":"trigger-pull-weight-on-self-defense-pistols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/trigger-pull-weight-on-self-defense-pistols\/","title":{"rendered":"TRIGGER PULL WEIGHT ON SELF-DEFENSE PISTOLS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the world of gun enthusiasts, a lot of people conflate \u201cgood trigger pull\u201d with \u201clight trigger pull.\u201d On disciplined firing lines in matches where you may be shooting at tiny bulls-eyes a long distance away, the two may go together. However, in defensive firearms a too-light trigger pull can be a recipe for disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been preaching for decades that the vasoconstriction which accompanies fight-or-flight response (blood flow being redirected from extremities into internal organs to \u201cfuel the furnace\u201d for extreme survival exertion) robs the fingers of dexterity at the same time it is greatly increasing physical strength, including in those same fingers. \u201cI\u2019ll keep my booger hooker off the bang switch\u201d doesn\u2019t always work when our brain thinks we\u2019re going to possibly have to fire RIGHT NOW to save our life. Put it all together, and you get a premature shot that could have tragic results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to take my word for it, hear from 1911 pistol master and Delta Force combat veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/firearmsfriday.com\/firearm-news\/trigger-pull-weight-for-a-handgun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Larry Vickers on that topic.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a fan of the 1911 pistol. One of mine, a Jim Clark Custom long-slide, has a 2.5 pound trigger and won a lot of matches for me back in the day. I\u2019d never think of carrying it on the street. I agree with Vickers on the 4.0 pound minimum for a street 1911, and the only reason it has become acceptable at that weight is because the 1911 design incorporates both thumb safety and grip safety. With a striker fired \u201cpoint gun, pull trigger\u201dpistol, Glock set the standard: 5.5 pounds minimum for anything but a target pistol. When I went through Glock Armorer\u2019s School I was told that if I put a 3.5 or 4.5 pound connector into a Glock that was meant for self-defense instead of target shooting, I could expect my certification to be revoked. Accordingly, none of the Glocks I carry are less than 5.5 pounds trigger pull weight. Getting back to the 1911s, when Ed Brown Custom did the Massad Ayoob Signature Model .45 defense pistol fifteen years ago, I specified a minimum of 4.5 pounds trigger pull and asked for my own to have a five pound pull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, there are reasons\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the world of gun enthusiasts, a lot of people conflate \u201cgood trigger pull\u201d with \u201clight trigger pull.\u201d On disciplined firing lines in matches where you may be shooting at tiny bulls-eyes a long distance away, the two may go together. However, in defensive firearms a too-light trigger pull can be a recipe for disaster. 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